Summer Reading Assignment Analysis

“We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, . . . do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”(U.S. Constitution.) The very first paragraph of the United States Constitution leaves the reader feeling inspired, hopeful, and patriotic. The introduction truly is a solid introduction as it not only engages the reader with a hook, but also provides a list of the objectives they hope to accomplish through their document. As for the objectives I hope to accomplish through this document; I hope to provide a thoughtful and logical review of Article I of the United States Constitution from the perspective of a typical American high school student.

This book was created alongside History Channel 's documentary series of the same topic. Even though they contain the same material, it is presented differently in both sources. While the documentary tends to focus on each day by itself, the book draws themes to tie together ten days in American history that changed the future of the nation. This book tries to bring to light the days in American history that are undervalued, in exchange for the large and well known events like the signing of the declaration and Pearl Harbor.

    In the novel The Help, written by Kathryn Stockett, an African American help maid, Aibileen, works for a white family that treats her rudely because of the color of her skin, but a white woman named Skeeter decides to write about Aibileen and the truth behind the treatment towards the help community.  Throughout the book, Stockett establishes a depressing and sorrowful tone by showing the way white people treat African Americans’ during this time period. An example of this shown in the beginning of the story when Aibileen says, “I lost my own boy, Treelore, right before I started waiting on Miss Leefolt” (2).  Stockett utilizes this scene to explain how difficult and brutal Aibileen’s life is from the start, which creates

A Literary Analysis on Flanner O 'Connor 's “A Good Man is Hard to Find”

As one may be aware, a typical English class, at least that of which I am aware of, consists primarily of two of the fundamental functions of widely accepted language skills: reading and writing. This common theme unifying the English education of students worldwide, as a basic expectation, constructs the curriculum of the AP English Literature class. In effect, students of the class, not limited to but including me, can expect a selection of novels, plays, and other mediums of language that will range from the most interesting to the greatest degree of banality possible. As a result, the natural progression of skill development, in terms of reading and writing, proves to be an inherent process, not necessarily in aim, with considerations of

Honestly, I did not completely understand the meaning of “composition” before taking this English course, nor did I ever give the word much thought. I was a little worried when I was told I needed an English course as a pre requisite to transition to my RN. I had not written an essay since high school, which was a good 15 years ago, and truly felt my ability to compose an essay was not where it needed to be in order to make it through this English course. I feel that the encouragement from my awesome support system has helped me make it past this course that I absolutely dreaded and was fearful of not passing. Taking time to study and being able to revise my essays made me realize that I had a lot to work on in order to complete a successful

Reading for me has been a big improvement since my high school years. Back then, I did not like to read and I would avoid it at all cause. Obviously it would affect my grade but I just could not pick up the book and read. Now a days, I actually enjoy reading, and it all started when my son was small I used to read to him every night before bed, now I read to my daughter (my son does his own reading now). Once I got in the habit of reading I traded the TV for a book. I was very proud of myself when I actually finished the book and it encouraged me to continue to read. So I started taking trips with my kids to the local library. (Funny thing we all have a library card). I have read books that I would have never thought I would actually read. My reading has improved and I don’t have a lot a difficulty concentrating, just yesterday I was reading my history book in the cafeteria at COC.

What is Literature? Literature can be interpreted whichever way you want, it just depends on which way you are truly looking at it. From my experience in school, I learned that literature is basically anything written. Before knowing truly what literature represented, I would only consider well known books such as Catcher in the Rye or 1984 solely as works of literature. As I continued my school, I learned more information about what is literature. Literature does not have to make sense to everyone who reads it, it does not need to be condensed in a way for someone’s liking, as well literature does not need to be explained to be considered authentic. Literature is words put together on paper with endless possibilities as understandings for

I am immensely sorry that I have not handed in the current homework task and I understand that it is now overdue at this point. I had a clear understanding of what I was meant to do and had my notes in my notebook; however I chose to commit my time to other things instead of the English Homework.

Twisted and winding, crisp and crystal blue, yet no one knows what lies below. Lying in wait, seeking out none and accepting only a few. It changes so swiftly, only letting known what lies on the surface. Exceedingly few are allowed to know what the undertow holds.

For this assignment I decided to analyze a sculpture that is currently standing on SIUE’s campus. The sculpture is located near Peck Hall, and can be described as a large iPhone that appears to have a cracked home screen. I decided to use this sculpture for a facet of reasons. The first reason being that it illustrates the issues humanity has with using technology. Another reason I decided to use this image is it what the first sculpture on campus that lead me to think critically about how it represents the culture on campus. The final reason behind my selection of this image is that this is one of the more popular sculptures on campus among my peers. Throughout this essay I will be explaining how the sculpture I chose relates to the reasons

I agree with Article 1A more than I agree with article 1B. While religion is definitely important, for an argument to be based souly on religious morals regarding what should and should not be done, there must be a convincing argument as to why such actions should be taken, and frankly the second article does not do a good job at this. For this reason, the religious part of the first article alone is a stronger argument than the main focus on the second argument. Argument 1A also shows many other benefits for colonizing besides the religious concepts, which not only help it appeal to a wider audience, but allow for it to have multiple facets, which make it harder to be argued against. Perhaps the best aspect of the first article is how it shows benefits for most everyone involved, and even many people not involved, as it goes into detail of how colonialism will help the military, help the government, help the church, help

Ultimately, this course will prepare the student for the AP English Literature and Composition examination given in May. This test determines the level of achievement compared with sophomores in college English classes. A grade of 3 or above on the exam will be granted

This week reading assignment evidently underline what we have been learning from previous weeks. Our students might carry their “culture” and “cultural capital” long when they come to school. Before reading Calarco’s (2011) article, I have accidentally discussed with my Indonesian friend about our graduate students’ lives. Surprisingly, she mentioned about humiliation and elaborated that “I feel afraid to ask questions in class.” I disclosed to her, “me either.” This maybe our shared culture in Southeast Asia. While reading the articles, I realized that I brought Thai culture to the United States. For me, it is difficult to raise my hand to ask questions in class, particularly during my first year of the program. It has been challenging when

What is the AP literature exam, and why should I care? Many high school students ask themselves this question as they are drawing near to the date of their exam. The fact that this question is asked constantly is exactly the reason that Mr. McGee has assigned this essay to the AP Literature class. The AP Lit test consists of two parts, and the first is the multiple choice section. The second part, has three free-response essay questions that must be answered in two hours.Of course, if a student wishes to do well on a test they should have an understanding of how it is scored, and this AP test is no different. Using the text Five Steps to a Five, and Crash Course, a student can develop an idea of what the AP Literature Exam will look like.